Survival of Jamestown & Maryland – Flashcards

1. escape persecution of religion, especially after Separatists and Purists, both who challenged the Church of England (Protestant Reformation & Stuart monarch) 2. overpopulation (Columbus Exchange imported America crops and increased victuals) 3. opportunity (farmers; 2nd sons of gentries; monarchs sought trade)

-right, by custom, of the firstborn male child to inherit the family wealth -left out 2nd and 3rd sons of gentries, which game them an incentive to colonize America

1. corporate-joint stock company 2. royal-crown appointed people to colonize 3. proprietary-run by an individual

1. not funded by the crown 2. joint stock company-limited liability (less debt) 3. learned from previous mistake-Roanoke (1587-crown sent people to colonize Roanoke, but all colonists mysteriously disappeared 3 years later)

-joint stock company -founded Jamestown in 1607 -collapsed because it couldn't pay back investors

1. founded by VA company in 1607 2. fortified to prevent attacks from Algorgain Indians (chief Powhatan & brother Opechancanough) 3. John Smith organized an alliance with the Indians (food for weapons)

-colony starved from 1609 to 1610 -alliance fell apart from Smith left & Indians relocated -colonists were gentries; not accustomed to farming/hard work

-saved Jamestown by introducing tobacco (in high demand from Europe) -eased relations with Indians by marrying Pocahontas

1. planter class-wealthy landowners 2. indentured servants-worker for landowners

-farmers paid for workers' passages, in return, workers worked on tobacco plantations for 4 to 7 years -during the mid 17th century (1650s), 75-80% of the population was constituted of indenture servants

-established in 1617 -whoever paid for their own arrival were granted 50 acres of land

-established in 1619 -landowning men elected representatives to an assembly/allowed to vote

-gift to Lord Baltimore from King Charles I in 1634 -proprietary colony that was a refuge for Catholics -prospered from tobacco; replete with tobacco plantations (economy similar to VA's) -run by MD's House of Delegates

landowning men elected representatives to an assembly/allowed to vote

-passed in MD in 1649 -tolerated Christians -did not tolerate Jews & Atheists